10 Interesting Things About British Mother's Day and Its History
Posted: Friday, May 08, 2009
by Connor Davidson
Before I start my list of interesting things about Mothers Day I should say this over here in sunless Great Britain we celebrate mother's day on the fourth Sunday of lent the end of March as opposed to May.
Well then here we go:
1. Mothers Day is sometimes referred to as Refreshment Sunday.
2. I found a proverb you may like to do with Mothers Day: "God could not be everywhere, so he made mothers."
4. A bizarre British Mothers Day tradition was to get the Mother to make a fruit cake. If the fruit cake stayed moist until Easter she was said to be a good cook.
5. The rules of Lent were relaxed for Mothers Day.
6. Anna Jarvis campaigned for Mothers Day to be a holiday.
7. There is actually a Mothers Day International Association.
8. In the days children went away to work as young as 10 they could expect to get off to return home on Mothers Day.
9. A popular ceremony was church gripping you grip the church tightly.
10. A cake called Simnel Cake at one time was served.
That's hopefully a great insight into the interesting parts of a British Mothers Day and a little of its history thrown in too.
Connor Davidson 05/08/09
Connor Davidson is a UK based writer. He writes on wide variety of topics with his main interest being science, maths and engineering.
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More commentsI'm British and this taught me very interesting stuff.Thanks for the comment.
Interesting facts about the origins of Mother's Day. Thank goodness we don't put 10 year olds to work anymore.I agree, it is better to keep them in education.Thanks for the comment.
I think you could have jazzed it up a bit Connor. Just a brief list of facts informs but doesn't entertain much.Valid point.For the comment.
Nice write up. I like the use of the numbers, keeps it easy to read.Thanks for the comment.
Wonderful article, Connor. It is always interesting to learn about the customs and traditions of other countries--especially our former 'mother' country.Have a great week.SandraI enjoy it too.Thanks for the comment.
I ejoyed this article. It is easy to read, flows well and the facts are interesting.Thanks for the comment.
Great info Connor! I would like to know where to find the proverb in point number 2. Thanks for sharing such interesting facts with us, Connor.I don't know where the proverb originated sadly.Thanks for the comment.No, thanks Connor. Just because you've given mention of it has done plenty! I am on my quest to find the source for sure, and thanks again, Connor. Stay Blessed.
Your article was very interesting to read, simply because I had no idea about the tradition of Great Britain's Mother's Day. So, thank you for the article.Thanks for the comment.
Cool layout of the article, I will try this format for the next artilce I writeThanks for the comment.
It was somewhat usefulThanks for the comment.
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